You are absolutely right. An executive is currently all the rage in Spain. Much better than paying 20 euros a week to rent one. Do it. 😀 Every year we have several motorhome customers who arrive at Horton Common with something in tow. Sometimes it is a trailer with a car/motorcycle on top. Another time, the motorhome tows a car with all four wheels on the ground above an A-frame. Over the years, customers who tow with an RV have asked me a few questions, by those who are considering it. For example, what are the legal rules for towing with a motorhome and what are the advantages and disadvantages of trailers compared to A frames? I`ve heard various guest comments in the past that A frames are illegal while touring Europe. As mentioned earlier, a car attached to a motorhome via an A-frame is legally treated as a trailer.

The license plate of the car must therefore be replaced by a copy of the license plate of the motorhome, as would be the case with a trailer. As for the taillights, these in turn must imitate motorhomes. Later in this article, I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of car transport trailers compared to A frames. First of all, however, I would like to refer to a second video I found from Practical Motorhome and “Diamond Dave” about the maximum legal weights of towed trailers. As with any tow truck, the RV`s chassis can support maximum weight. In fact, the official website of the UK government states that you shouldn`t even dare to risk leaving your A frames at home if you`re traveling outside the UK and you can do without another vehicle or trailer full of things unless you have the situation in the country, that you want to visit, carefully studied. Some good tips above. My experience is that we were towed to Spain for two years and both times while we were in convoy with another motorhome/car we were stopped and given the order to disconnect the car and fined. In Spain, there are different laws regarding the towing of a car.

Only a breakdown company registered in Spain (a Grua) can tow a car on public roads. Spain does not recognize a towed car as a trailer. Many people do it without any problems, but many do it too. If you are stopped by the Guardia Civil Trafico, you can show them all kinds of documents that have been given to you by the frame installer in the UK who says how legal it is, but it will not wash. If you are fluent in Spanish, you may have a heated argument (do it), but it still won`t have a preferred outcome. This is because vehicles are not allowed to tow other vehicles. Here in the UK, however, the rules are very different. Here, the use of A-frames is quite correct, and towing vehicles with other vehicles is a common practice. There is a lot of confusion around this issue and a debate about the legality of using an A frame to pull a car behind a motorhome in Europe.

I am not an expert on the subject, I will just refer you to some good sources of information on the subject. This naturally leads to confusion as to whether they should allow this, as it is legal in the UK. As things stand, you should definitely follow the laws of the country you are in, especially when it comes to road safety. My experience of dragging a variety of cars, usually cheap “Super Bangers”, with an “A” frame through the France and Spain, From the 90s to the “noughties” was that they were a VERY grey area. Regardless of the “legality”, the fact was that of those who did it (myself included), some or Lucky. Some or not! the Spanish Policia (especially later in 2003 too8) seemed to be undecided in some way as to the right course of action. We live in Spain and the A-setting has now become a bit of a cash cow for the Spanish authorities, in recent years they have moved additional police/traffic officers to the coastal areas around October in the stations and every Sunday you will find roadblocks, this is obvious not only for the use of the A frame, but last winter alone, they punished 57 motorhomes, the A-shaped executives had attached themselves, and it was only in the Valencia region and yet people are trying their luck. Talking to our customers over the years about their towing frames, it seems that it is not always possible to modify every small car. There may be complications when installing additional drag attachment points, as well as braking and electrical problems. We are sure you will agree with us when we say that the laws around A-frames are opaque at best.

In our opinion, it is always more advantageous to err on the side of caution and perhaps look for other ways to tow. For the avoidance of doubt, the UK government states that you should thoroughly investigate the situation and legality regarding the A-frame and towing if you plan to travel outside the UK. This is not a case where A-frames are illegal, but rather a case where a vehicle towing another vehicle is illegal. There is a lot of information in this forum if you are looking for A frames. Using an A frame is the source of most of the confusion, stress, and ambiguity when towing. Indeed, in many countries of the world and certainly in the EU, A-frames are illegal for towing. No, you can`t. Towing one vehicle with another is illegal in Spain, and new EU laws designed for large truck trailers also affect A-frames in the rest of Europe. However, in the UK, as long as there is not suddenly a wave of A-frame accidents, it is very unlikely that they will be at least as safe as towing a car onto a trailer and probably safer with a lower centre of gravity.

In the United States, towing another vehicle with an A-frame is the “norm.” and has been for many years. It is only in the “Loopy EU” that this kind of “petty, useless laws (and mainly ignored by the natives) multiply”. They say that if the car is on frame A, it will be classified as a trailer. This is true, but it must then meet all the requirements of a trailer, including type approval for the entire vehicle. However, a combination of A frame and car has never been homologated and is the reason why it is not legal on the continent. Strictly speaking, it`s not legal in the UK either, but it`s tolerated. As we have already studied, A frameworks are legal in the UK. However, they must be used according to strict guidelines set by the government here. A great advantage of trailers over A-frames is, of course, the ability to reverse.

Although reversing a trailer is a tricky task for many people, at least unlike a car in tow, it is possible with an A-frame. Here in the UK, the A-frames are quite correct, provided that the guidelines are followed closely. If you ever have any doubts, you can always opt for a car transport trailer instead.